Mariner Memo
Week of September 16-20
PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE
As part of our learning for the year, each staff member will be participating in a book group. They will be selecting from the following:
- Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain (Instruction)
- Beyond the Bake Sale (Family Engagement)
- Disruptive Classroom Technology (Technology and Instruction)
- Trauma Stewardship (Self-Care)
- Grading for Equity (Grading and Assessment)
We look forward to learning together and also seeing the impact our staff learning has on improving outcomes for our students.
Sonia Bell, Principal
CLUB FAIR
OPEN HOUSE- OCT 2 6-8 PM
UPCOMING EVENTS: SUPER WEDNESDAY- OCTOBER 16
- Sophomores will have the opportunity to take the Pre-ACT
- Juniors will have the opportunity to take the PSAT
- There will be activities planned for freshmen and seniors on this day as well. More information will be coming out in the coming weeks!
FREE DINNER FOR ALL STUDENTS 18 AND UNDER
After-School Dinner Program Free for All Students 18 and Under: Bellingham Public Schools currently offers free hot dinner to all children 18 and under in the community. These meals are offered daily Mondays through Thursdays through June 4, 2020. Dinner is served from 5 to 6 p.m. at Shuksan Middle School, located at 2717 Alderwood Avenue (at the corner of Northwest and Alderwood).
Please note: Accompanying adults are charged $4.25. All meals must be eaten onsite in the Shuksan cafeteria and “to go” options are not available. Dinner will not be served on the following Thursdays that are middle school early dismissal days: Sept. 19, Oct. 31, Nov. 27, (Wed.), Dec. 12, Feb. 6, March 5, April 30.
The after-school dinner program is sponsored by the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
For more information, contact Food Services for Bellingham Public Schools.
Sehome Scrip
Sehome Scrip is up and running! Purchasing gift cards through our Scrip program allows you to buy everyday items, and help SHS at the same time. For more information about Scrip, visit our PTSA website at https://sehomeptsa.weebly.com/scrip.html. Contact Samantha at sfaris@comcast.net, with questions.
PTSA Business Meeting
PTSA's next business meeting is October 8th, from 8-10 AM in the main office conference room.
Join the PTSA
Have you joined the Sehome High School PTSA yet? If not, please return your membership form today! Extra forms are available in the office and online at https://sehomeptsa.weebly.com/forms.html.
FAMILY NIGHT: LET'S TALK ABOUT VAPING
First Family Night is scheduled for October 8th, from 6-8 PM.
We will have our first general meeting and will then learn more about some of the new research and information on vaping. Parents, teachers, and students are all invited and encouraged to attend!
College Fair 2019
- College Fair 2019 will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3 and is hosted at Sehome High School this year, located at 2700 Bill McDonald Parkway. Parking will be limited. Please walk, ride bike, or carpool if at all possible.
- Representative from nearly 60 public, private, two-year and four-year institutions from around the Pacific Northwest and beyond will be at the event. A list of attendees will be posted online before the event.
- New this year! Students are encouraged to register for this free event through StriveScan which will send them a barcode saving students time filling out the information cards for each college table they visit. Registering will automatically give them a reminder of the event and a list of the colleges with whom they share their barcode at College Fair.Go to www.strivescan.com to register today or snap the SnapChat code found on posters and flyers around school.
- Another college and career planning event, Design your Future, will be held in November this year. Stay tuned later this fall for the date, time and schedule.
- For more information on college and career planning, please contact your school counselor or career specialist.
Thursday, Oct 3, 2019, 06:00 PM
Sehome High School, Bill McDonald Parkway, Bellingham, WA, USA
Upcoming Schedule
Tuesday: B Day- Club Fair during Anchor
Wednesday: A Day
Thursday: Early Release
Friday: No School